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Midterm Vocab
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English
10th Grade
01/24/2008

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Term
sacrilegious
Definition
adj.
grossly irreverent toward a hollowed person. place. or thing
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pedagogical
Definition
adj.
of, relating to a teacher or education
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harrowing
Definition
adj –
acutely distressing or painful
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nonchalant
Definition
adj –
having an air of easy unconcern or indifference
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ostracize
Definition
v –
to exclude from a group by common consent
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pacifist
Definition
n –
one opposed to war or violence as a means of settling disputes
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unscrupulous
Definition
adj –
unprincipled, immoral
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bourgeois
Definition
adj –
marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a
tendency toward mediocrity
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provocative
Definition
adj –
serving or tending to excite or stimulate
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incognito
Definition
adj –
with one's identity concealed
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putrid
Definition
adj –
rotten, objectionable
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blasé
Definition
adj –
apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or
enjoyment
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lavish
Definition
adj –
marked by profusion or excess, extravagant
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qualms
Definition
n –
a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
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sadist
Definition
n –
one who enjoys inflicting physical or mental pain on others
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